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Deni Martin, Build Dakota Scholarship program manager, shares the success of the nearly 10-year-old scholarship View the full interview.

On Monday night, the Yankton City Commission authorized the Yankton Police Department to become a sponsor of the Build Dakota Scholarship program. Anyone interested in taking advantage of this program should contact the YPD at 605-668-5210 for more information. Visit the link here to learn more!

Our goal is to give students the opportunity to enter programs in our state’s high-need industries and finish school debt-free. Take a look at the list of the 2023-2024 Build Dakota Scholarship recipients! View the full list of 2023-2024 Build Dakota Scholarship recipients (PDF) here.

15 graduating high school students in the surrounding area were honored as Build Dakota Scholarship recipients Tuesday. Clayton Deuter, the VP of Enrollment Services at Mitchell Technical College, says that the recipients have earned a full ride scholarship to one of the state’s four technical schools. Deuter says that the program is in its ninth […]

Twelve students were officially awarded Build Dakota scholarships at an event in Yankton Tuesday.

Yankton Area Sees 15 Receive Build Dakota Scholarships With record numbers of area students and employers having taken advantage of Dakota Build Scholarships this year, Yankton Thrive marked the occasion with a recognition event Tuesday. Scholarship recipients, their families, industry partners, technical college advisors and high-school career advisors came together to celebrate this year’s cohort […]